*+-The Hill is out with its 50 Most Beautiful People Slideshow for 2010. Connecticut’s only representative is Nikki Palmieri of North Haven, 27, a Capitol guide and former beauty — sorry, “scholarship” — pageant queen. The…

*+-Lilly Ledbetter, culled from the crowds of real and imagined pay-discrimination victims, has always been problematical for Democrats. Her status as an icon of gender equity has great difficulty remaining…

*+-RINO Rob Simmons does his – best – Joe – Lieberman – imitation with a drama queen Senate race reentry. Simmons said the words “I am running for the United States Senate” during opening remarks at a debate held…